Great Sage Life-Preserving Pill，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).，For all wind-related disorders characterized by deficiency of both qi and blood, imbalance of yin and yang, sudden stroke, rigidity and unconsciousness, profuse drooling with convulsions, trembling and flopping of the limbs, loss of consciousness, stiff tongue and loss of voice, dragging of the hands and feet, crooked mouth and eyes, or paralysis, hemiplegia, slurred speech, disoriented behavior, and numbness in the limbs;It also treats epilepsy with the patient falling backward, eyes closed and unresponsive, profuse drooling accompanied by vocalizations, or opisthotonos with eyes staring straight ahead, jaw clenched, and loss of consciousness,and clenched jaws; it also treats wind attacking the Yang meridians, manifesting as dizziness, headache, a cicada-like ringing in the ears, skin twitching, frequent yawning and drowsiness, a stiff and rigid neck, and an inability to turn the head; as well as kidney wind-deficiency, characterized by pain in the feet and knees, difficulty walking, one-sided paralysis, and an inability to bend or straighten the affected limb.
Great Sage Life-Preserving Pill
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Formulas Name : Great Sage Life-Preserving Pill
Chinese Name : 大圣保命丹
Drug Formulation
Large Black Aconite Root (roasted, peel and tip removed) 2 liang, Large Sichuan Aconite Root (roasted, peel and tip removed) 2 liang, Silla White Aconite Root (roasted) 2 liang, White Tribulus (roasted, thorns removed) 1 liang, White Stiff Silkworm (washed, silk removed, lightly roasted) 1 liang,Wulingzhi (ground) 1 liang, Myrrh (ground separately) half a liang, White Alum (dried, ground separately) half a liang, Pure Musk (ground) half a liang, Fine Incense Ink (ground into juice) half a liang, Cinnabar (ground) half a liang, Gold leaf 200 sheets (as coating).
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly. Combine the powder with the ink juice mentioned above. Divide each liang into 6 pills, let them air-dry, and coat them with gold leaf.
Benefits
For all wind-related disorders characterized by deficiency of both qi and blood, imbalance of yin and yang, sudden stroke, rigidity and unconsciousness, profuse drooling with convulsions, trembling and flopping of the limbs, loss of consciousness, stiff tongue and loss of voice, dragging of the hands and feet, crooked mouth and eyes, or paralysis, hemiplegia, slurred speech, disoriented behavior, and numbness in the limbs;It also treats epilepsy with the patient falling backward, eyes closed and unresponsive, profuse drooling accompanied by vocalizations, or opisthotonos with eyes staring straight ahead, jaw clenched, and loss of consciousness,and clenched jaws; it also treats wind attacking the Yang meridians, manifesting as dizziness, headache, a cicada-like ringing in the ears, skin twitching, frequent yawning and drowsiness, a stiff and rigid neck, and an inability to turn the head; as well as kidney wind-deficiency, characterized by pain in the feet and knees, difficulty walking, one-sided paralysis, and an inability to bend or straighten the affected limb.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose. Grate half a liang of fresh ginger (with the skin on) to extract its natural juice, then dissolve the pill completely in the ginger juice. Warm half a zhan of ash-free wine until lukewarm, mix it with the dissolved pill, and drink while warm. Depending on the patient’s tolerance for alcohol, consume an additional 1–2 sheng of warm wine to enhance the medicine’s efficacy. Next, cover the patient with a blanket and have them lie down until they break a sweat. For milder cases, take half a pill per dose at any time.For those with chronic wind-related ailments, regular use is particularly beneficial.
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Great Sage Life-Preserving Pill,For all wind-related disorders characterized by deficiency of both qi and blood, imbalance of yin and yang, sudden stroke, rigidity and unconsciousness, profuse drooling with convulsions, trembling and flopping of the limbs, loss of consciousness, stiff tongue and loss of voice, dragging of the hands and feet, crooked mouth and eyes, or paralysis, hemiplegia, slurred speech, disoriented behavior, and numbness in the limbs;It also treats epilepsy with the patient falling backward, eyes closed and unresponsive, profuse drooling accompanied by vocalizations, or opisthotonos with eyes staring straight ahead, jaw clenched, and loss of consciousness,and clenched jaws; it also treats wind attacking the Yang meridians, manifesting as dizziness, headache, a cicada-like ringing in the ears, skin twitching, frequent yawning and drowsiness, a stiff and rigid neck, and an inability to turn the head; as well as kidney wind-deficiency, characterized by pain in the feet and knees, difficulty walking, one-sided paralysis, and an inability to bend or straighten the affected limb.